Did any Christians stand with the Jews during the Holocaust? Rabbi Riskin & I discuss “The Auschwitz Escape” & the most sensitive issues in Jewish-Christian relations today.

(New York City, New York) — Here is the video of the eventwe did Tuesday night at the Lincoln Square Synagogue here in Manhattan.

It was a really special and fascinating event — one of the most interesting I have ever had the honor of being a part. We covered some of the most sensitive issues in Jewish-Christian relations but all in a loving, thoughtful, respectful way.

The online video runs about one hour and forty minutes. The last forty-five minutes or so are the Rabbi and I answering questions from the audience.

We discussed true stories that inspired The Auschwitz Escape, and especially the story of the evangelical Christian pastors and people of a little French town called Le Chambon who risked their lives to rescue some 5,000 people during the Holocaust, most of them Jews.

We also discussed key lessons of the Holocaust, why many Jews felt alone during World War II, what Jews and Christians need to know about each other in light of history, and where Jewish-Christian relations stand today.